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Challenge: Off-Centered Subject III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Location: Carl Berner Plass, Oslo, Norway
Date: Nov 13, 2010
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Interior, Urban
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2010

 In one of the subway stations in Oslo, there is an area that used to be some sort of shop or cafe but is no longer in use. Apparently, some artist has been given permission to use it as an exhibition area, and the exhibition simply consists of this light sign and the cardboard wrapping it came in.

It was hard to get a good shot of the sign, as it was in a room behind some VERY dirty glass windows. In the end I found a spot where the glass was slightly less dirty, and was able to cover the tip of the lens with my hand to avoid reflections from behind.

I originally wanted to enter this for the Reflections challenge, but in the end decided to enter a picture in the Military challenge instead and decided this would be a good fit for Off-Centered Subject. I was planning on using the original color (pink-ish red) of the sign and rather desaturate the other colors (the wall behind is a horrible shade of orange), but I couldn't get those colors to work the way I wanted to so in the end I decided to go with split toning instead.

PP was done in Lightroom and consists of cropping, B/W processing, split toning with slightly yellow highlights vs slightly blue midtones, misc tweaking of exposure, black levels etc, noise reduction and finally export to JPG.

Statistics
Place: 125 out of 154
Avg (all users): 4.9381
Avg (commenters): 10.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6667
Avg (non-participants): 5.1613
Views since voting: 767
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 113
Comments: 5
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/22/2010 11:04:07 PM
I wanted to come back and look at this to see the details (my curiosity got the best of me). For me, the fact that it's another artist's piece detracts slightly, but not for the most part. To me, I think you have created your own depiction, your own interpretation. I think I like the bw more than color, as well. The red would strike me as too vibrant, lively, for the message. The weight would be lessened in my eye. Good job, and bummer it didn't score higher.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/22/2010 05:39:26 AM
Wow...125th!! It's a moving and interesting photograph. You should be proud of it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/16/2010 10:11:02 PM
This photo just really makes me want to know the backstory of things. But, at the same time, I'm almost hesitant to find out, preferring perhaps instead what I've constructed from my own experience.
Great shot.
(not voting, fellow entrant)
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/15/2010 02:15:09 PM
Like this! I love the abandoned room with the sign-very cool image which will probably do not very well!! Good on you! Really keeping me typing because it interests me! 10
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/15/2010 01:22:10 AM
Where did you find this!!! This is art.
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